The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing and How Your Business Can Best Utilize the Technology

The Pros and Cons of Cloud Computing and How Your Business Can Best Utilize the Technology

Over recent years, cloud computing has grown into one of the biggest trends in the technological sector, as more and more business owners and managers have made the move from local servers to offsite data hosting. Indeed, as indicated by the results released last year of a study conducted by Goldman Sachs, spending on cloud computing platforms and infrastructure is predicted to grow at a 30 percent compound annual growth rate in the coming years, up to 2018.

If you’re thinking about moving your company’s information and systems over to a cloud-based platform in the future, it’s best to outsource the work to a business that specializes in cloud solutions at an affordable rate. First though, it pays to really understand some of the main benefits and challenges of cloud computing advances so that you know what to look out for. Read on for some pros and cons, as well as some tips on the best way you can utilize the technology over coming years.

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Why Cloud Computing Makes So Much Sense for Small Businesses

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Before the Internet, everything was legacy hardware and software. You turned your work on and off and it only came with you if you brought it. Most of the time, that wasn’t possible, being that it was confined on a heavy desktop computer.

After the Internet, everything can stream, from music to video, to documents and accounting spreadsheets. Cloud computing is nearly a $20 billion industry today. It’s a game-changer.

So, why does it make sense for small businesses? It’s packed with advantages. It works smarter, faster and is the smarter investment.

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HootSuite Talks to Spanish Speaking Community

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On April 21, 2011 there are several websites down. Among the affected are  HootSuite, Reddit, Foursquare and Quora. The problems appear to be caused by an issue affecting the Amazon Web Services. The company claims that are working to resolve the problem. Amazon Elastic Compute Cloud, Amazon Relational Database Service and Amazon Elastic Beanstalk also appear to be experiencing problems. The issues were all visible on 4/21/2011 at Amazon’s AWS Service Health Dashboard.

While critics may be quick to point the drawbacks of cloud computing, it is important to keep a cool head and keep a full picture of cloud computing: benefits and drawbacks. Organizations that really heavily on cloud computing need to have an appropriate plan of action to tackle downtime problems.

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